Kalimpong|Mukesh Sharma: Soon after the raid on child labour, the Kalimpong Administration along with Kalimpong Municipality, Police Department and Fire Brigade today conducted raids at the town’s Super Market, Main Road, Motor Stand, DS Gurung Road, hotels, restaurants and sweet shops of Ongden Road, star rated hotels of the town etc. It may be recalled that a meeting was held at the office of the Sub Divisional Officer on May 18, 2012 during which they had issued a notice for all the commercial establishments to get a proper commercial gas connection by May 31. This imperative meeting was held between the Sub Divisional Officer, LN Sherpa, Municipality, MLA, Fire Officer and officials of IOCL, reciprocating to the complaints from the locals of gas cylinder shortage and distribution of gas once in 3 months plus illegal gas connection business.
During the search operation conducted under the guidance of the Deputy Magistrate, TN Sherpa and Diki Bhutia, 19 household gas cylinders were seized from 13 different commercial establishments. The household gases were not only recovered from small hotels and restaurants but even from the town’s top hotels. The search operation which lasted almost for 2 hours has been regarded successful.
The Deputy Magistrate notified that use of household gases in commercial establishments is a crime against the law. The seized gas cylinders are handed over to the Municipality. These kinds of raids will frequently be conducted, he added. The Municipality License Officer, Sahil Ahmed informed that those commercial establishments from where the household gas cylinders were recovered will be sent a notice by the Municipality and they too shall be penalized.
During the search operation conducted under the guidance of the Deputy Magistrate, TN Sherpa and Diki Bhutia, 19 household gas cylinders were seized from 13 different commercial establishments. The household gases were not only recovered from small hotels and restaurants but even from the town’s top hotels. The search operation which lasted almost for 2 hours has been regarded successful.
The Deputy Magistrate notified that use of household gases in commercial establishments is a crime against the law. The seized gas cylinders are handed over to the Municipality. These kinds of raids will frequently be conducted, he added. The Municipality License Officer, Sahil Ahmed informed that those commercial establishments from where the household gas cylinders were recovered will be sent a notice by the Municipality and they too shall be penalized.
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